Reading c64 cmd fd2000 3.5 floppy on pc

Hi guys

Is there any way for transferring my c64 cmd fd2000 floppys on a usb pc diskdrive

http://www.cmdweb.de/fd.htm

as i need to copy some pictures i made on here

any help would be grateful

thanks john

John, no idea mate never had such great hardware. But it looks the catweasel at least for windows supports it: (but that is a pci card you need to get and an internal drive)

http://www.jschoenfeld.com/news/news132_e.htm

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Well ehumm normally usb floppy should be handled perfect over usb like it was connected to mobo - sou you could try this:

http://www.d81.de/

it claims to be 1581 compatible, i would assume then it'd work fine with XM1541 cables/adapters

http://www.ebay.com/itm/XM1541-MULTI...item5ae0cd1078

thanks mate will look at 1581 program first


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there is a XU1541 interface usb on ebay too but wont link here search for it

oh yeah, i nearly forgot (since i dont have one)

http://store.go4retro.com/zoomfloppy/

is what you want. C= drives -> usb

I love the ZoomFloppy. It's what I use to transfer files from a 1571 to PC. It will most likely work with the FD-2000 so long as the disks are standard 1581 format. If you have High Density 1.6MB floppies that only the FD-2000 can read then I do not think the ZoomFloppy will work.

If you still have a C64 or C128 then I would just get a uIEC/SD or SD2IEC device then load up a file copier to copy from the FD-2000 to the SD card on the uIEC or SD2IEC. After that, just plug the SD card into your computer. Can't be much simpler and you don't have to attempt to get your computer to recognize the FD-2000. :thumbsup:

Good luck!

Heather

thanks guys

Heather i need a SD2IEC

i made the x1541 cable but my only laptop with parallel port decides not to boot will try tmoz nowthanks again

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Heather i need a SD2IEC

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They are worth every penny and make your C64 much more usable.

Let us know how it turns out.

Heather

There is a program that can write d81 images on floppy. To use that you'll need a legacy PC floppy and Simon Owen's dll. Can't remember the name of the program and whether it also reads stuff back to PC though.

Edit: Seems it was the 1581-copy in jvdbossc's post.

Omniflop reads 1581 floppies and writes them , worth a try if your pc has a built in floppy drive.

I've written 1581 images